Description
SP3308 Valve Removal Tool 4013R
Valve Removal Tool For removing the SP3308 Valve that has a nut with two flat sides.
Example of 3308R Valve in Situ in Tap
Here below is example of the later valve 3794r (SP3794) which is now the replacement for the SP3308(3308R). If your own valve inside your tap has these 6 sides, then the removal tool will NOT be of any use so do NOT buy it.
Example of 3794r valve in Tap (see 6 sides)
Parts might be modified by the manufacturers as part of their continual improvements. We cannot always guarantee that a part will fit an older version of a product. All spare parts that do not fit can be returned for a refund excluding shipping costs.
We ship from IRELAND so please see below for SHIPPING TIMES (by Post or Courier) before you place your Order to avoid any misunderstandings regarding estimated arrival date for your order once dispatched.
POST COST
For very small items: Screws, O Ring Kits, Aerators & some Bushes, we Post (£2/£3.50). This is NOT trackable. Where we Post, and you have been incorrectly charged Courier Rate £6/£8, we will refund the excess shipping charge to you. Some Parts cannot be posted e.g. Valves.
POST DELIVERY TIMES - Getting slower to GB post Brexit & pre Christmas:
ROI / NI: Approx 2 days delivery by Post in ROI and can vary in NI (please allow for at least 1 week)
Great Britain: Unfortunately there is no such thing as first / second class mail in Ireland. There is just 'standard' post. Our current experience is that it is taking approx 2-3 weeks for goods to arrive in Great Britain by Post. But we are having reports of it taking even longer than this. This is outside of our control and the backlog appears to be due to customs clearance for all items creating a backlog, slowing down all inward parcels and post from EU.
COURIER DELIVERY TIMES Track & Trace (£6/£8) & we make no profit from these charges):
ROI / NI: Approx 2 days delivery by Fastways but it can occasionally take longer.
Great Britain: Average shipping time with DPD is approx 3-4 days currently (but occasionally can take longer).
We can provide tracking numbers if required. Click here for more detailed information about all Shipping & Returns.
Not shipping to UK Offshore Islands:
We are currently only shipping to England, Scotland, Wales, NI and ROI. We are currently unable for logistical & customs reasons to ship to Channel Islands, Isle of Man or any Isles off mainland GB. All we can suggest is that you might be able to have the Order shipped to GB and from the there get it shipped on to your own address if it is one of the destinations that we currently do not ship to.
BREXIT: Brexit will have no financial impact on our GB customers once your Order is less than £135.
There will be No Vat on Imports, No Customs Charges, No extra or hidden charges once your Total Order is less than £135. We will remind you again about this at the Checkout stage before you complete (pay) for your Order. For further details please see our Brexit section here.
John Stevens –
Hi there, just ordered this tool but anticipating getting valve out will be a struggle due to limescale build up, It was mentioned in an earlier post that TT oil would help, what is that please? When I search for it only Audi TT comes up.
Alice –
hi John
its called TT Oil. Another option is to try https://www.tapsandsinksonline.co.uk/removing-limescale/
Which Tap is it that you are trying this for (and of course this tool will only work on the earlier 2 sided valve).
W grigg –
Hi I am looking to remove valve from bern kitchen tap. It would appear to be sp3308 ,two flat sides.Could you confirm how tool works . Does it connect to a rachet.
Alice –
HI William it fits over like a socket wrench and is designed to fit over the two flat sides on the valve. It does not connect to any ratchet BUT you can then grip the tool using some adjustable spanner, its 17mm diameter (if that is of any help to you ).
Alice –
18.01.2019 From customer Alex-F (Via email)
I have just bought and fitted hot and cold valves plus spout seals using tool to remove old valves. I read previous reviews and was concerned I was going to have problems. Tool was well made and I was able to change valves and seals without any problems probably because of soft water in my area. Only giving review to balance opinions.
Quality of parts are excellent
Thank you Alex-F.
Oliver Wood –
I’ve recently purchased the valve removal tool as my tap was dripping. It didn’t fit at all which was very frustrating seen as though the had to wait a week for it to get to me and I still don’t have a working tap I’ve looked at the picture and it even has the type of valve I have in my sink in the picture and it still doesn’t fit! Do you have any other types of valve removal tools if not I will obviously have to buy a new tap which I would rather not do. My tap is only 3 years old as we moved into a new build so I can’t see the age been a problem. Even the picture of the fittin doesn’t match the one I’ve been sent it’s more of an oval shape than rectangle which my valve looks more like. Like I said if you do have another solution to removing the valve please let me know as I’ve been trying with grips and adjustable s and due to how to valve is fitting in the tap I can’t get it out with out this ‘removal tool’.
Alice –
Hi Oliver
the valve removal tool 4013R comes from the manufacturer of the tap and is designed for the 3308R valve – which has two flat sides, unlike the later mini valve 3794R that has 6 sides.
If you have the 3308R with the two flat sides and you cannot remove the valve with the tool then I would recommend that you call in a plumber as this is the only tool.
Stephen Day –
This wasn’t really fit for purpose. I had to change both cold and hot valves from an Ascona tap. On first arrival, I thought the ‘working edges’ of the tool looked a bit compromised, as if spoilt by previous use. On doing the job, the tool just about functioned for the first (cold) valve, but entirely failed with the next (hot) one. The tool was rather a lose fit, and the material not really resistant enough, so it gradually was eaten into by the well-embedded valve. I’ve had, now, to go out and buy a replacement mixer, wasting the cost of valves and tool, but perhaps have learnt some kind of lesson. It might be that the tool wasn’t, after all, entirely suited to the valves fitted (although looking correct on first inspection) but there was no way of knowing before utter destruction!
Alice –
Hi Steve
I am sorry that you did not have a good experience but if you had contacted us when trying to remove the valve we would have been happy to assist you and advise you regarding the removal of your own valve. We would have asked you to send us pictures of your valve / tap to ensure that you had the correct tool for your tap. It’s also impossible to know whether or not the valves had been rounded due to attempts to remove previously. You don’t say how old your own valve (tap was). The Tool you would have received would have been new as we don’t supply second hand parts in any instance. This tool is only designed for the earlier Valve 3308R and not the later Valve 3794R (as stated on our website). This Tool comes from the manufacturer of the Tap that has this 3308R valve and is specifically designed to remove the valve. We have never had any complaints before regarding the tool wearing after removing only one valve as this tool is designed to be used over and over again. If you did have the earlier 3308R valve then another possibility is that your own valve was stuck inside your tap due to environmental factors like limescale, as just one example, which can cause a valve to be steadfastly stuck and difficult to remove. Had this been the case we would have advised you as to what to do. Also I don’t know if you were removing / turning the tool in the correct direction as you could have been tightening the valve further rather than loosening it (should be anti-clockwise). I have just checked a sample of the tools myself and they fit the valves so we do not understand why you had any issues with it. I should also state that we have never had a complaint regarding the tool.